Phonographic-disk-record cabinet



Feb. 3, 1925. 1,525,033

A. H.` HAAG PHONOGRAPHIC DISK RECORD CABINET Original Filed Feb. 2l, 1922 2 Shoots-Sheet 1 Feb, 3, 1925.

A. H. HAAG 'PHONOGRAPHIC DISK RECORD CABINET- Original Filed Feb. 21, 1922 2 Shoots-Sheet Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALFRED H. HAAG, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

PHONOGRAPHIC-DISK-RECORD CABINET.

Application filed February 21, 1922, Serial No. 538,186.

To all vwhom t may concern:

Be it known that l, ALFRED H. HAAG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful impro-vements in Phonographic-Disk-Record Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cabinets designed more particularly for storing or housing disk records of honographs, and its object is to provide the cabinet with a novel and improved ejector mechanism for facilitating removal of the records, and also to provide a cabinet having` its various parts so constructed and arranged that they can be readily assembled.

With the ob'ects stated in view, the invention consists in a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet; Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-section thereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical section of a fragment of the cabinet, on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the upper portion of the cabinet; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a tiltable record-supporting and ejecting member; Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a modification of said member; Fig. 7V is a cross-section of a stop member, and Fig. 8 is a cross-section of an index-plate carrying rail.

The cabinet may be made in any suitable n size to hold a. plurality of record disks, and

it is provided with a number of compartments in each of which a record disk is adapted to be placed. As the thickness of record disks of diffe-rent makes varies, the compartments will be given such a width that each will hold a thick record or two thin records. Ordinarily however, only one record will be placed in each compartment. The compartments will also be given a depth and height to accommodate all'the varying sizes of record disks.

The cabinet isco-mposed of end walls 10, a top 11,?a bottom 12 and al rear wall 13. The end walls may be of wood or other light and cheap material, and for the top, the

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rear wall and the bottom of the cabinet a single sheet of paste-board or similar material is employed which is laid over and secured to the top, bottom and rear edges of the end walls 10. The entire structure is covered on the outside with a fabric sheet 14 such as imitation leather or the like. The cabinet is open in front, and the 'end walls 10 are here connected by top and bottom cross strips 15 and 16 over which the sheet 14 is also laid. Inside the cabinet, at the rear wall 13, the end walls 10 are connected by a pair of vertically spaced cross strips 17 The compartments of the cabinet are formed by partitions 18 extending vbetween the top and the bottom thereof, and terminating short of the back of the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to leave a single compartment at the rear portion of the cabinet. In this rear compartment, near the bottom thereof, is a cross rail 19 which extends between the end walls 10, and serves as a back stopy for the records in the various compartments, the rear portions of the records being adapted to seat against saidV rail as' shown in Fig. 2.

The partitions 18 are held in 'spaced relation by top and bottom spacer strips 20 and y21, and the entire assembly or partitions and spacer strips is secured by topl and bottom rods 22 and 23. These rods extend horizontally between the end walls and pass therethrough, their ends being headed on the outside of said walls, as shown in Fig. 4.`

The partitions and spacer strips are apertured and the rods pass therethrough, the assembly of partitions and strips being thus strung on the rods.

The construction he-reinbefore described enables the cabinet to be easily and cheaply built, and t-he various parts can be readily assembled.

Near the bottom of the cabinet is a horizontal rod 24 which extends between and is secured to the end walls 10, and passes through the partitions 18. This rod is located above the bottom ller strips 21, and hence it crosses each compartment. Secured to and extending between the end walls 10, near the open front of the cabinet, are two horizontal cross rods 25. kThese rods also pass through the partitions 18, and are llocated above the bottom filler strips 2l. The purpose of the rods 24 and 25 will be presently pointed out.

In each compartment of the cabinet, at the bottom thereof, is mounted al support and ejector member for the record disk. This member is a lever 26 fulcrumed intermediate its ends on the rod 24 extending horizontally between the end walls l() of the cabinet. The forward end o-f the lever lis' provided with an extensie-n 27 which projects a short distance from the open front of the cabinet andthe compartment. In the front portion of the compartment isa stationary track member 28 for guiding the record onto the lever 26, said member vbeing a wooden or other strip havinga top 'j groove v29, and being 'secured in the compartment bythe pair of rods 25 extending horizontally between the end walls of the cabinet. Thelever 26 alsohas a top groove 8O for seating the record disk, and the rear end ofthe lever carriesy an upstanding record engagingiinger 8l. The lever extension 27 is located beneath the strip 28, and its forwardend projects from the strip av sulncient distance so that it may be pressed down with the linger for the purpose of tilting the lever 261130l eject the record' disk. In front of the strip 28 is a cross-strip 32 which eX- tends' horizontally between the end walls 10 of the cabinet, land'bears numbers or other indicia identifying l the various comparti'nents so that any desired record ymay be readily found, the number of the compartment in which the record sought is; led away'being of course obtained from a suitable index. VThe compartment numbers are on a metalstrip '33 vset flush in the face of the cross-strip 32, as clearly shown in Fig. 8.

Ihe depth of the cabinet is such that the record can roll or slide rearwardly on the lever 26 a distance su'flioiently tolocate a preponderance of the Weight of the record 'to4 the rear of the fulcrum 24 which results y,in the lever being tilted, its rear end going down, and its forward end and the extension going up'until `said extension engages `the bottom of the strip 28. The lever now has a downward and rearward inclination, and

Ihence tlie record disk is prevented from accidentally rolling or sliding forwardly out of the compartment.

The lever is unbalanced, its forward end l being heavier than its rear end, and hence the lever has a normal tendency to tilt so that its l forward end goes down and its rear end up,

the compartment will be understood from an inspection of F ig. 2. Upon pressing down against' the forward extremity of the lever extension 27, the lever 26 is tilted, its rear end going up so that the finger 3l now pushing upwardly against the record to the rear of and below its center, together with the change in the position of the lever, lcauses .the record to roll or slide forwardly on the lever until it strikes the strip 28. The rec- 'ord is now protruding from the open front tilts back' to `its record retaining position, its Vrear end going down and its forward end going up. The cross-rail 19 acts as a stop tolimit the rearward movement ofthe reoord, and strip 28 serves as a stop to limit the forward movement of therecord when the lever 26 is given its ejecting stroke, and when placing the record back into the coinpartment, the strip 28 serves to guide the same to the lever.

rllhe levei` may be a strip of wood and its extension a strip of metal as sho-wnin Fig. 5; or it may be made entirely of sheet metal having its edges turned up to form the'top groove to seat the record, with `downturned ears intermediate its ends through which the fulcrum rod passes. Fig. 6 illustrates the last-described lever structure.

As the forifvard end of the lever extension 27 remains depressed when the record is removed from the compartment, the empty compartments of the cabinet are clearly indicated. The strip 28 has a rearward inclination to facilitate the passage of the record' along thel saine tothe lever 26.

Fig. 2 showshow the cabinet is adapted for records of dinerent diameters, a large record being shown in full lines and a smallerrecord in broken lines. The position of the smaller record when it has been dotted lines. VThe in the compartments and their ejection from the compartment is the same for all sizes of records.

I claim:

l. In a phonographic disk record cabinet, a record compartment having a. record exit, a pivoted record-supporting member in the compartment, said member being tiltable for urging the record lin' the direction of the exit to protrude therefrom, and a stop in front of said member for limiting the travel of the record in the direction of 'the exit,

the aforesaid record-supporting member being unbalanced and provided with an extension located beneath and projecting forwardly from Ithe stop, said eXtension engaging the bottom of" the stop when `the' recordsilpporting member is supporting a record,

and swinging downwardly and away from the stop when the record-supporting member is empty.

2. In a phonographie disk record cabinet, a record compartment having a record exit, a pivoted recordesupporting member in the compartment, said member being tiltable for urging the record in the direction of the exit to protrude therefrom, and a stop in front of said member for limiting the travel of the record in the direction of the exit, said stop being in aiinement with the reoord-supporting member and having a top groove for guiding a record to said member.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature.

ALFRED H. HAAG. 

